Bentonville

Awards & Accolades

2016-2018

• Top 10 Best Places to Visit by Lonely Planet
• IMBA Regional Ride Center Designation
• "The Best 50 Small Cities and Towns in America (#47) - WalletHub
• 10 of the Coolest Dog Parks Across the U.S." (#4) - VetStreet 
• The Most Beautiful Coffee Shop in Every State in America (2018) Architectural Digest
• Underappreciated American Cities You Should Totally Move To - Thrillest (2017)
• Top 10 Farmers Market to Visit in The Fall (#1) 2017 Money Inc 
• Top 25 Best Towns 2017 Outside Magazine
• 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America 2017  Forbes Open Table 
• Destination Vacation: Top 12 Places to Bring the Family CarRentals.com 2017
• Top 15 City Hotels in the Continental United States Travel + Leisure 2017

2015

• Trip Advisor-21c Museum Hotel Bentonville ranked #7 in nation
• Top 10 Best Cities for Families by Livability.com
• Doubletree Guest Suites Bentonville #5 in the US and Caribbean
• Huff Post Travel/Sherman Travel-Bentonville one of 5 Up and Coming Tourism Cities in the US
• Top 10 Places for Families (#8) - Livability 

2010- 2014

• IMBA Ride Center Silver Level Designation
• Best Walking City-Conde Naste Traveler
• USA Today Finalists-Best High School Girls Sports Program
• Chefs Rob Nelson & Matt McClure picked to perform at the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival
• 10 of the Coolest Dog Parks Across the U.S.  VetStreet (2012)
• These Are The 10 Best Places To Live In Arkansas (#1) 
• Chef Matt McClure semi-finalist for James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef South award
• 21c Museum Hotel-Trip Advisor Top 10 Traveler’s Choice Award
• Benton County-Best County to Work by  Creditdonkey.com
• Bentonville Running Festival Top 10 Race worth traveling for by FlipKey-Trip Advisor
• NWA Most  Affordable place to have a meeting by Convention South
• Best Place to Live in Arkansas by Movoto.com
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art named one of the world’s hottest museums of 2014 by Huff Post Travel
• Sweet 16 Best Southern Towns-Garden and Gun
•  IMBA ANNOUNCES 2014 EPICS, RIDE CENTERS – IMBA
• Arkansas Business Magazine Green/Energy Conservation Winner 
• 5 Up-and-Coming U.S. Tourism Cities (2014)
• City of Distinction Award, Arkansas Business Magazine (2011, 2012, 2014)
• 15 Hottest American Cities of the Future (#10) - Yahoo! Finance (2013)
• One to Watch (Downtown culinary scene) - The Washington Post (2013) 
• Bicycle Friendly Community - Bronze Level - League of American Bicyclists (2012)
• Hottest Travel Destinations of 2012 - Travel & Leisure Magazine (2012)
• The 15 Hottest American Cities of the Future  Finance Yahoo! (2012)
• SHINE Award, Keep Arkansas Beautiful (2011
• All-American City Finalist (2010)